2.Each time you eat food ,your body uses some of the ………… in the food as fuel .

3.Old parents often have difficulty ………………… with their children .

4.A talk that gives information on a special subject is a …………….. .

5.The amount of air ……………. in Tehran is increasing day after day .

6.When the earth quake happened I saw the whole building ……………. .

B.Complete the following sentences with a suitable word from your own (1)

7.Stand firmly . Too much ………………. can be distracting to your speech .

8.The average of a region's weather over a period of time is …………. .

C. Which word doesn't belong to each group ?(1)

9.mental , social , emotional , physical

10.predict , damage , destroy , injure .

11.region , atmosphere , environment , extinction

12.Projection , confident , embarrassment , nervousness

D. Match the following definitions with the word given . There is one extra word(1)

13. able to change without breaking ( ) a)float

14. give all your attention to sth ( ) b)flexible

15. change old materials to use them again ( ) c)damage

16. stay on the surface of a liquid ( ) d)concentrate

e)recycle

II. Grammar

A. Choose the correct answer .(2)

17. ………….. tomorrow is a holiday , all shops are closed .

a) As b)when c)whether d)while

18.The men …………………. In this area are in danger .

a)who works b)are working c)working d)worked

19.They've got ………….. money that they don't know what to do with it .

a)enough b)so many c)too much d)so much

20. ……………... we arrived at the party , Amir was cutting the birthday cake.

a)since b)when c)because d)whether

B. Put the words in correct order .(2)

21.saw, getting , the bus , I , off , as , was, I , Ali

22.such a , that , she , couldn’t , finish , long , it , was , story , it

C. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. (2)

23.He made his composition boring by ………….. too many difficult words.(use)

24.The teacher made them …………… a lecture during the term (gave)

25.The book …………… about global warming became very popular .(write)

26.The injured man was too heavy for me ……………. (carry)

III. Sentence function (2)

Match the items in column A with those in column B . There is one extra item in column B (2)

27.Smoking is harmful for us because( ) a)ask others to comment on your clothes

28.If you are in the road during an earthquake( ) b)make the audience feel excited

29.Before you give your speech , try to ( ) c)because I want to use the Internet

30.I study English carefully ( ) d)stop and stay in your car

e)it can hurt our health

IV. Comprehension part A: sentence comprehension (4)

Read the following sentences carefully , then choose a,b,c,d which best completes each sentence.(4)

31.When you are stronger and are able do things better , you can feel better about yourself in other words , exercise ………………..

a) protects you against injuries b)brings more oxygen into your lungs

c)can make you feel proud d)can help you feel happy

32.A smile on your face lets your listeners know that you are human and trustworthy , giving them more reasons to accept your ideas . This means that a speaker should ……………….. .

a)force the audience to accept his ideas

b)know that they are human and trustable

c)try to laugh in front of his audience

d)build a warm and positive relationship with the audience

33.Many greenhouse gases coming from things we do every day trap energy in the atmosphere and make the Earth warmer . This sentence says that global warming……..

a)releases some energy in the atmosphere

b)is because of the trapped greenhouse gases

c)destroys the things we use every day

d)is decreasing in many region

34.The plates of the crust move along smoothly but sometimes they stick together and create pressure . The pressure increase and the rock bends until it breaks. These sentences show ……………….

a)how an earthquake occurs b)what the layers of the earth are

c)how the pressure increases d)what kinds of rocks are in crust

Part B: Cloze passage Fill in the blanks with the best choice . (4)

The atmosphere keeps of the sun's light from reaching the earth . plants and animals could not ….35….. on the earth without some light and …..36…..from the sun . But if ……37…… of the sun's light …..38….. the earth it would …...39….. living things . ……40….. the earth's converting of air prevents sudden great changes in ……41…… such changes would be ……..42……. for living things.

35.a)breathe b)keep c)live d)work

36.a)cloud b)heat c)rain d)storm

37.a)all b)some c)none d)little

38.a)kept b)reflected c)produced d)reached

39.a)save b)kill c)support d)help

40.a)although b)whether c)until d)therefore

41.a)future b)temperature c)posture d)structure

42.a)dangerous b)helpful c)excellent d)amusing

Part C. reading comprehension

Read the following passages carefully , then choose the best choice for the questions given below (4)

Inside the earth there are different layers of rock . At the center of the Earth is the core round the core is thick layer called mantle. The rock of the core and mental are very , very hot and the rock of the mental has melted , like a warm ice-cream : it is liquid . The layer on the outside of the Earth is hard and thin . It is called the crust . In some places , the crust is about thirty –four kilometers thick and in other places it is only about five kilometers thick . The crust of the Earth is made of several huge pieces of rocks , like the pieces of a cracked plate .

44. According to the text , earthquakes probably happen because ………… .

a)the crust is like a plate b) the outside layer is very thin

c)the pieces of rock float on the mantle d) the core is like a warm ice-cream

45. The underlined it in the text refers to ………………………. .

a)the mantle b)the crust c)the core d)the Earth

46.The meaning of the word huge in line 8 is very ………………… .

a)thin b)thick c)large d)tiny

People try to be clean . They look at themselves in the mirror every day and try to keep themselves healthy . They also keep their houses clean . But when it comes to the Earth , their common home , they don't think it should be clean . People easily pollute the air , the water and the land on which they are living . They produce rubbish both in their homes and in factories . They release harmful gases into the atmosphere and bury their trash in the ground . I wish they would take care of the Earth as their own houses . (4)

47.According to the text , we are all expected to ……………. .

a)release useful gases into the air b)bury the trash in the ground

c)take care of the Earth d)keep our houses clean.

48.The word common in the text means ………………. .

a)useful b)available c)fashionable d)shared

49.The writer believes that ……………. .

a)people keep the Earth clean b) people are destroying the Earth.

c)we shouldn't bury trash d)we must take care of ourselves.

50.Which of the following is wrong according to the text ?

a)water is polluted by some people b)Gases sent to the air are harmful